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Vignetting mimics-or exaggerates- the way the eye sees. Sharp focus and maximum sensitivity to light in the centre, darkness and blur at the periphery. Maybe that's why it's so attractive, and why super sharp focus in all directions seems kind of unreal. I often darken -and blur-the edges of pictures- for me it acts as a frame to focus the eye. Originally posted 39 months ago. ( permalink ) seriykotik1970 edited this topic 39 months ago.
i've grown to love vignetting because for me it's so unpredictable. my LC-A+ will produce images with none at all and with lots of it. every time i get photos developed, it's a new surprise Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )
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I find vignetting useful for (1) giving an image an archaic look, (2) giving it a dreamlike, half-remembered aspect, (3) stressing the 'document' aspect of the image by emphasizing its edges, and (4) helping to reduce distractions in the background.
The catch: the subject has to be centre stage. A photo composed in any way more imaginative than that makes a poor candidate for vignetting.
To be sure, the effect is overused. In abundance it can become a lazy substitute for proper lighting and affect (mood), really composing a photograph (so the eye is drawn naturally to important elements), and field depth (to reduce background distractions). Originally posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )
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in this case, for example, I had a picture with, what I thought, a bit of potential to be a real eye-catcher, only that the backlight situation and the fact that it had to be a snapshot (no time for setup) gave the camera a really hard time:
Hallburg Mansion
As you can see, the top right corner is heavily overexposed, along with the rest of the sky being whited out and plain boring. It might be a nice snapshot, but definitely not more.
Cropping the original more was not an option because of the motive.
By adding some careful vignetting, I think I was able to deceive the eye from the obvious technical flaws of this picture, the strong sun coming from the upper right creating the effect on the grass but not the overexposure of parts of the right and the top.
Then I played with the contrast and the saturation to create a bit of a Lomo-like athmosphere on the picture.
It still isn't the shot of the century but to me, this photo was "made" to add some fake vignette to it.
Samples for Vignette Discussion:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/vignetting/discuss/72157594527798963/
Why vignette?
zane&inzane
Some even add vignetting to their non-vignetting work.... I wonder why people do that?
Ohh hey I am new here - glad I found this group!
Zane
Posted at 6:46AM, 10 February 2007 PDT ( permalink )
seriykotik1970
Originally posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )
seriykotik1970 edited this topic 39 months ago.
zane&inzane
qpmarl42 says:
Vignetting makes a photo seem more "real". I don't know how to describe it. It also can add an old fashioned feel.Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )
apdz07 says:
For me it adds atmosphere and depth to the image.... imo...Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )
alex_perez says:
i've grown to love vignetting because for me it's so unpredictable. my LC-A+ will produce images with none at all and with lots of it. every time i get photos developed, it's a new surprisePosted 19 months ago. ( permalink )
Alton @flickr
The catch: the subject has to be centre stage. A photo composed in any way more imaginative than that makes a poor candidate for vignetting.
To be sure, the effect is overused. In abundance it can become a lazy substitute for proper lighting and affect (mood), really composing a photograph (so the eye is drawn naturally to important elements), and field depth (to reduce background distractions).
Originally posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )
Hyperfinch
As you can see, the top right corner is heavily overexposed, along with the rest of the sky being whited out and plain boring. It might be a nice snapshot, but definitely not more.
Cropping the original more was not an option because of the motive.
By adding some careful vignetting, I think I was able to deceive the eye from the obvious technical flaws of this picture, the strong sun coming from the upper right creating the effect on the grass but not the overexposure of parts of the right and the top.
Then I played with the contrast and the saturation to create a bit of a Lomo-like athmosphere on the picture.
It still isn't the shot of the century but to me, this photo was "made" to add some fake vignette to it.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )
papirrra
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )